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To: Alberta's Child

It’s not really the jurors’ fault. A jury is 12 people who don’t know each other and walking in, know nothing about the case. Typically, they do the best they can with the evidence they get. There is always the jury with the agenda, like in the O.J. Simpson case, but that’s not that common. The real problem is they trust the cops and prosecutor, and take the evidence at face value. They don’t always know what deals have been cut “off the record” for false testimony. They NEVER know about false confessions that have been psychologically coerced. And yes, the police are trained to psychologically coerce a confession. They NEVER know what exculpatory evidence the police ignore or sweep under the rug.

For the most part, they believe they are doing “the right thing.” It’s not their fault they’ve been lied to.


49 posted on 02/09/2014 12:43:13 PM PST by henkster (Communists never negotiate.)
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To: henkster
If that's the case, then what you're saying is that jury trials are a waste of time.

I'm OK with that, but I don't know what the implications would be in the long run.

51 posted on 02/09/2014 12:48:14 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("I've never seen such a conclave of minstrels in my life.")
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